UNRWA

'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7

Three months after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel's entry into the Gaza Strip, the internal message laid out in gruesome detail scenes observed by United Nations staff.

Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.
Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

WATCH: Fire breaks out at destroyed UNRWA compound in Jerusalem

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

West Bank training center at risk of shutdown by Israel authorities, UNRWA says

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

Petitioners ask High Court to freeze anti-UNRWA law as Jerusalem facilities face demolitions


UNGA vote demands ceasefire, denounces Israel’s UNRWA restrictions

The United States, Israel, and seven other countries voted against the ceasefire resolution, while 13 countries abstained.

 Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 30, 2024.

UNRWA teachers uncovered as Hamas, PIJ terrorists, document shows - NYT

A majority had important roles in UNRWA schools, serving as principals or deputy principals.

 Illustrative image of a Palestinian wearing Hamas attire.

World Central Kitchen fires 62 Gaza employees after Israel finds connections to terror groups

Two WCK workers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the termination was for "security reasons."

 World Central Kitchen (WCK) barge loaded with food arrives off the Gaza coast, March 15, 2024

New Zealand’s attempt to silence criticism of UNRWA funding

The attempts of Ministry officials to censure criticism of their decisions to fund UNRWA have now become a larger issue about transparency and accountability in government.

 The UNRWA school gate is pictured in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem in the West Bank, February 5, 2024.

Right-wing summit condemns ICC, calls for overhaul of UNRWA

Center-right leaders push for global action on antisemitism, justice for Israel, and regional stability

 IDU forum documents.

The Palestinians should be facing a 'tough love' policy - opinion

If the PA wants to be loved, it needs to make some tough decisions.

 US REP. Mike Waltz speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, in July. He has been appointed by president-elect Donald Trump as national security advisor, and has vowed ‘a strong response’ to the ICC’s arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the writer notes.

Lazzarini claims 'dis-information campaign' against UNRWA putting agency staff at risk

“The spread of #disinformation against @UNRWA is meant to create chaos & divert attention from the political aims to dismantle the Agency,” Lazzarini wrote.

Illustrative image of UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini.

Norway proposes millions in aid boost for PA, Lebanon, UNRWA in revised budget

The gov revised its 2024 budget, proposing an increase in aid of NOK 176 million, which will be split proportionally among the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, Lebanon, and UNRWA.

 Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide speaks during a press conference, in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2024.

2024 deadliest record on year for humanitarian aid workers, UN says

OCHA further claimed that 320 aid workers have been killed in Gaza since Ocotber 7, 2023.

 Volunteers from Emirates Red Crescent prepare parcels with humanitarian aid for Gaza to be transferred through the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2024.

As Hamas continues stealing aid, UNWRA official adds looting to Gazans's struggles

UNRWA official Natalie Boucly celebrated the arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant as the start of "accountability."

 Armed terrorists attempt to loot an aid truck in Gaza, September 21, 2024.